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Travel light withVelbon
Velbon has entered the lightweight travel tripod market with the UT-3AR, a five- section one that comes complete with an Arca-Swiss-compatible, newly designed ball head. The whole unit weighs just 787g but is capable of supporting a camera outfit weighing 3kg, so it's fine with mirrorless and DSLR cameras. The folded length is 29.7cm and reaches 118.2cm without the centre column extended or 135.5cmwith the centre column fully raised. The centre column can also be inverted for an ultra-low shooting position. The UT-3AR costs £79.95 and comes with its own carry case.
The Exposure shoulder bag is a durable shoulder bag that offers weather protection thanks to the use of water-repellent DWR fabric, making it ideal for the outdoor shooter. It is offered in two sizes, 13 and 15, and in two
colours, black or solar flare. The 13 fits a 13in laptop and the 15 fits a 15in laptop, and both can take a 10in tablet in a zippered pocket. The Exposure 13 costs £149 and the 15 costs £159. The BackLight 18L is a photo
daypack with secure and quick rear access that can accept a 13in laptop and a sizeable camera outfit, such as two DSLR bodies and three lenses. Key features include a tripod mounting system, padded waist belt, front stuff pockets, two larger water bottle pockets and interior mesh pockets for filters and batteries. The BackLight 18L is available in woodland green or charcoal and costs £199.
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Gitzo carrying solutions
Zelda is an L-bracket created in collaboration with Nikon for Nikon Z series cameras. Milled from a single block of aircraft-grade aluminium, Zelda fits the Z 6 and Z 7 perfectly, allowing full access to all of the ports and doors on the cameras. Zelda will be on sale from February, with a price of £89.95. It will be available in copper or metallic slate grey. Z for Zelda
Gitzo’s Century accessory collection has gained four high-quality straps made from Italian leather and sporting a deluxe finish reminiscent of Gitzo carbon fibre tripod legs. The components are interchangeable – each element can be configured with others in the collection thanks to the G-lock safety buckles. TheCenturysling isanacross-the- body strap that is compatible with DSLR and mirrorless cameras via a 1/4in tripod screw. Set-up is quick and it uses the Gitzo GS5370SDR quick-release plate, which has a rubber grip and short D profile. It costs £99.95. Next is a neck strap, priced at £79.95, which is easy to attach and detach. The strap has a soft, suede- like texture for maximum comfort and 10mm wide band attachments that are compatible with standard
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camera loops. The strap suits DSLR, mirrorless and rangefinder cameras. The wrist and hand straps cost £44.95 and £59.95 respectively. The wrist strap suits mirrorless
cameras and top-end compacts and is designed to be fast to use and provide maximum comfort while carrying the camera. The hand strap is fast to use too, and perfect
for street photographers who want to grab shots quickly but without compromising security.
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The M360 is a compact TTL flashgun ideal for mirrorless and DSLR cameras. Weighing just 190g and requiring two AA batteries, the M360 has a guide number of 36 at ISO 100 and sports a swivel/tilt head for bounce flash technique. The motorised zoom gives accurate coverage for lenses Metz gets flash Metz Mecablitz
Samsung adds storage
Samsung has added to its EVO Plus range of microSD cards with the introduction of its 512GB microSDXC card, which comes with an SD card adaptor. The new card
is Class 10 UHS-1 Grade 3, offering super-fast read and write speeds of up to 100MB/s and 90MB/s respectively. The card is compatible with a wide range of
24-105mm, there’s an integrated diffuser for coverage as wide as 14mm and a bounce extender, too. The M360 offers TTL flash operation for point-and-shoot simplicity and can synchronise to the first or second shutter curtain. Convenience features include auto shutdown, wake-up through
the camera, micro USB socket for firmware updates and an exposure control indicator. The M360 is on sale now for £99.99 and is available for Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, Olympus/ Panasonic/Leica and Sony cameras.
UHD video.
The card comes with a ten-year limited warranty and its
devices, such as smartphones, tablets, PCs, sports cams, drones, DSLR cameras and camcorders, and you can capture detailed 4K
guide price is £227.
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